huh I thought the war was over again yesterday or something
this post was submitted on 08 May 2026
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It was, but it isn't now. Tomorrow it might, or it might not be over... It might not even be started tomorrow, who knows.
Schrodinger's distraction from the Epstein files
Na, see, it's not another foreverwar if they just reset the timer every now and then.
war? no no no, it's not a war, it's a special military operation...except when it is a war, in which case we're definitely winning, but we're not at war, because there was a ceasefire, and that's why he doesn't need to seek congressional approval.
See? very simple actually, super straightforward.
But the ceasefire is totally still on, guys!
- ~~Israel~~ United States
Can we just take the word "ceasefire" away from the news media? They shouldn't be allowed to deflate the meaning of such an important word so catastrophically by repeatedly applying it to nonsense that is clearly not a ceasefire.
Nacho is apparently the new mantra in the stock markets.
Not a chance Hormuz opens.
From the people who gave us taco.
TACO was a horrible, horrible acronym, it convinced people in a thought terminating cliche that to be a coward means to back down in Trump's case. That isn't how powerful cowards work.
Trump is a coward precisely because he is incapable of backing down, and I really don't think the international community understands that because it is more satisfying to think Trump is the kind of coward that always capitulates and backs down.
Trump has been a coward and given up many times but always in the most obtuse, destructive way and I am not sure there is any exit ramp Trump is physically capable of taking here.
NACHO indeed.
These acronyms were made by finance people dealing with the uncertainty. Basically pretend trump doesn’t exist so financial uncertainty becomes less volatile.
I understand they have their problems. And they are not my favourite people in the world.
But given the amount of noise in the media, having a taco/nacho approach is sometimes a good filter to apply to media drama around Trumps venting online.
To be clear, I’m not saying disengage from following world events. I mean you don’t need to follow them like a soap opera.
Finance people are catastrophically convinced their religious belief system reflects reality as if it was a science when the industry is clearly a belief system constantly searching for evidence that justifies its existence in order to keep itself from becoming rejected by the rest of society because it is bullshit.
Finance people don't know what the fuck they are talking about and it is extremely dangerous that we all collectively seem to pretend they do.
I said they are not my favourite people which kind of covers everything you are saying. You can mention them without having to preface everything wrong with them (and I wrote that sentence explicitly to not come across like I’m defending them and having answer these types of posts… but here we are).
I said it’s how they are coping with uncertainty. That’s all. Nothing more.
I was trying to think of an acronym that included something along the lines of T is Israel's Bitch. I think that would be more accurate to this situation.
...but the ceased fire is in effect. Does anything this administration says mean ANYTHING? Reality to them is just what they want to be true.